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NOAA GOES-19 GeoColor satellite view of the Upper Mississippi Valley on August 14, 2026, showing the storm complex over Iowa, Illinois and Indiana

Aug 14, 2026 StormBag Team7 min read

The Rain Stopped. The Rivers Didn't: Record White River Crest Moves Downstream Toward Indianapolis

The White River at Anderson crested above 24 feet Thursday night, a record in more than 100 years. Federal gauges show that water moving downstream:...

NOAA GOES-19 GeoColor satellite composite of the continental United States on August 12, 2026, showing the storm complex over the Ohio Valley

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Aug 12, 2026 StormBag Team8 min read

Derecho Leaves a Million Without Power as Ohio Declares Emergency and Flash Flood Emergencies Hit Indiana

A 300-mile derecho cut power to more than a million homes across six states, southeastern Ohio took 5 to 8 inches of rain, and Gov....

Editorial view of a flooded American urban downtown at dusk showing cars stalled in floodwater with dramatic storm clouds overhead, illustrating the August 2026 East Coast flash flood siege

Aug 04, 2026 StormBag Team7 min read

August Flash Flood Siege: Ontario States of Emergency, Norfolk Under Water, and NHC's Warning That Peak Hurricane Season Starts Now

Historic back-to-back storms have forced two Ontario cities to declare states of emergency. Norfolk's downtown flooded again Tuesday. And NHC is warning that August through...

Flood threat outlook map for the weekend of August 1-3, 2026, showing heavy rain in the Southeast and Florida, flood warnings across the Upper Midwest, and elevated risk in the Hudson Valley and New England

Jul 31, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

Three-Front Weekend Flood Threat: New York Emergency, Minnesota Warnings, Southeast Stall Pattern

Putnam Valley, NY is under a state of emergency after 12 inches of rain. Minnesota is under active flood warnings. And a stalled front is...

Flooded main street in the Northeast during heavy summer rain on July 29, 2026

Jul 29, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

Northeast Flash Flood Emergency: 28 Million Under Watches as Berkshires Brace for 7 Inches of Rain

A stalled summer storm is driving life-threatening flash flooding across eastern New York, southern Vermont, western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut this Wednesday. Here is what...

NOAA GOES-19 satellite view of the frontal cloud band stretching from West Virginia across Virginia and the Carolinas on July 22, 2026

Jul 22, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

West Virginia Declares Statewide Emergency After Flash Flood Emergency, as Bertha Slams Gulf Coast

West Virginia declared a state of emergency across all 55 counties after a Particularly Dangerous Situation Flash Flood Emergency dumped 7+ inches in 6 hours,...

NOAA GOES-19 satellite view of North American Monsoon convective clusters over the Desert Southwest and California on July 17, 2026

Jul 17, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

North American Monsoon Roars Into California as Flash Flood Watches Spread Across the Southwest

The North American monsoon has arrived early and unusually far west, with the NWS issuing Flood Watches across most of Arizona and monsoonal moisture spreading...

NOAA OISST map showing warm sea surface temperature anomalies across the equatorial Pacific in May 2026, crossing the El Nino threshold (source: NOAA / Climate.gov).

Jul 13, 2026 StormBag Team9 min read

Super El Niño Odds Jump to 81%: NOAA Now Says 2026-27 Event May Be Strongest in 75 Years

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center just raised the odds of a very strong ("super") El Niño this fall from 63% to 81% — an 18-point jump...

NOAA GOES-East GeoColor satellite view showing stalled storm system over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US on July 6, 2026

Jul 06, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

Northeast Flash Flood Watch: 34 Million Under Alerts as Slow Storms Stall Over Mid-Atlantic

Roughly 34 million people from Delaware to Connecticut are under flood watches this Monday as a slow-moving storm system stalls over the Northeast. Here's what...